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climb the walls
go out on a limb
jump on the bandwagon (also get or climb on the ba
out on a limb
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climb on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): climb on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join others in supporting someone or something.
• Come join us! Climb on the bandwagon and support Senator Smith!
• Look at all those people climbing on the bandwagon! They don't know what they are getting into!
Climb the greasy pole
Advance within an organisation - especially in politics.Life and limb
When people risk life and limb, they could be killed or suffer serious injuries.Mountain to climb
If you have a mountain to climb, you have to work hard or make a lot of progress to achieve something.Back down|climb down
to no longer stick to your original ideas or position: "After weeks of negotiating, she backed down and accepted their conditions."climb the wall|climb|wall
v. phr., slang, informal 1. To react to a challenging situation with too great an emotional response, frustration, tension, and anxiety. By the time I got the letter that I was hired, I was ready to climb the wall. 2. To be so disinterested or bored as to be most anxious to get away at any cost. If the chairman doesn't stop talking, I'll climb the wall.out on a limb|limb|on a limb|out
adv. phr. With your beliefs and opinions openly stated; in a dangerous position that can't be changed. The president went out on a limb and supported a foreign aid bill that many people were against. Grandfather went out on a limb before the summer was over and said that the next winter would be long and cold with many snowstorms.social climber|climber|social
n. A person who tries to mix with rich or well-known people and be accepted by them as friends and equals. People do not like Mrs. Brown very well; she is known as a social climber. Social climbers are usually soon known and they are not accepted by those they run after.climb
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To be anxious or frantic.
in limbo
in limbo1) In a condition of oblivion or neglect, as in They kept her application in limbo for months. [Early 1600s]
2) An intermediate or transitional state, as in After his editor left the firm, his book was in limbo. [Early 1600s] Both usages allude to the theological meaning of limbo, that is, a place outside hell and heaven to which unbaptized infants and the righteous who died before Christ's coming were traditionally consigned.
limb
limbsee out on a limb; risk life and limb.
limbo
limbosee in limbo.
on a limb
on a limbsee out on a limb.
risk life and limb
risk life and limbAlso, risk one's neck. Take dangerous chances, as in There he was on the roof, risking life and limb to rescue the kitten, or I don't want to risk my neck contradicting him. The first hyperbolic expression, dating from the early 1600s, doesn't make sense, since if one loses one's life one also loses the use of one's limbs. The variant, used for risky undertakings of all kinds, physical and nonphysical, presumably alludes to being hanged or beheaded. Also see stick one's neck out.
An imb idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with imb, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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